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attacks on federal employees and advocate for policy positions that support our membership. FAA FUNDING STATUS NATCA has continued to advocate for full funding for the FAA in our relevant Congressional appropriations bills (the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, "THUD"). The House has already passed its version of a THUD bill for FY 18, which would increase funding for the FAA. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its version of the THUD bill, which would also provide an increase for the FAA, although the legislation has still not come to the Senate floor for a vote. The proposed FY 2018 spending levels for the FAA are as follows: FAA BUDGET LINE FY 2018 FY 2018 House Request Senate Request Operations $10,185,482,000 $10,186,000,000 Facilities & Equipment $2,855,000,000 $3,005,000,000 Research, Engineering & Development $170,000,000 $179,000,000 FAA REAUTHORIZATION The current FAA extension is set to expire on March 31. It is unclear if and when the House will consider Chairman Shuster's FAA reauthorization bill, H.R. 2997, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. On the Senate side, the Senate Commerce Committee may move an FAA reauthorization bill sometime in February or March, depending on the Senate floor schedule. However, there are still some policy differences in the Senate FAA Reauthorization bill that will need to be addressed before the bill is considered on the Senate floor. NATCA Impact NATCA continues to engage Congress throughout the FAA Reauthorization process. NATCA has highlighted the need for a stable, predictable funding stream that adequately supports the following: air traffic control services, staffing, hiring and training, long-term modernization projects, preventative maintenance, ongoing modernization to the physical infrastructure, and the timely implementation of NextGen modernization projects. LEGISLATIVE WATCHLIST In addition to executive actions from President Trump, members of Congress have and will continue to introduce anti-federal employee bills, including those that would attack the use of official time and negatively impact federal employee pay and benefits.

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